Ever since Chinese regulators lowered the red-tape barriers to green bonds, there’s been an outbreak of issuances. It might be good for treasury working capital, but is it healthy?
A recent Goldman Sachs report estimates that capital flows worth $4bn have been lost to Singapore as a result of the recent HK unrest. Where does this leave Hong Kong as a corporate treasury hub?
Protests, riots and mayhem – it’s enough to give any treasurer indigestion. So is it time to move your treasury operations to Singapore, or should you wait out the storm?
There are two ways of looking at China $34 trillion in public and private debt - either as a ticking time bomb or as a manageable side-effect of its boom. What’s in it for treasurers?
Cherry-picking corporate treasurers are causing problems for regional financial institutions which are losing wallet share to their more nimble counterparts.
In a first for the country's banks, one of China's big-four lenders taps fintech to provide a loan online. The bank says using technology will offer businesses in the agriculture sector easier access to liquidity.
Treasurers tell CT what a return to the reserve requirement on forward trading – which puts the brakes on renminbi-US dollar forwards – will mean for their operations.
Money market funds have so far failed to find favour with treasurers, except in China. A new product in Hong Kong could change all that – if high fees don't get in the way.
China has been pushing for more Panda issuance, and a Hong Kong-listed water supply company has delivered despite not holding the top credit rating. It explains how and why.